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The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Big History
I would welcome comments on this proposed roundtable session that we are undertaking for the American Historical Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in January 2018. “The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Big History” Abstract: “Big History” has emerged in the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Science
Tagged astronomy, Big History, Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present, biology, cosmology, Cynthia Stokes Brown, David Christian, Earth science, geology, Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History, The New Press, University of California Press, William H. McNeill
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Wednesday’s Book Review: “The Ageless Generation: How Advances in Biomedicine Will Transform the Global Economy”
The Ageless Generation: How Advances in Biomedicine Will Transform the Global Economy. By Alex Zhavoronkov. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. This is a fascinating book and overall Alex Zhavoronkov is to be commended for putting it together. It is also … Continue reading
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